About Robert Gladstone
Lived 1879 – 1951 (aged 71). Robert Gladstone was a Canadian politician, manufacturer, gentleman, manager and teacher.
Robert William Gladstone (13 September 1879 – 1 June 1951) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Oxford, Ontario and became a manager, manufacturer and teacher by career.
After an unsuccessful attempt to win Wellington South in the 1925 federal election, he was elected to Parliament there in the 1935 election. He was re-elected in 1940 and 1945. He was appointed to the Senate in September 1949 thus leaving the House of Commons. He remained in the Senate until his death at Ottawa Civic Hospital on 1 June 1951 due to a heart condition. He was survived by his wife and a son.
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Who was Robert Gladstone?
Canadian politician (1879–1951)
When was Robert Gladstone born?
Robert Gladstone was born on 13 September 1879 in Oxford County.
When did Robert Gladstone die?
Robert Gladstone died on 1 June 1951 in Ottawa.
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Robert Gladstone was a politician, manufacturer, gentleman, manager and teacher.
What nationality was Robert Gladstone?
Robert Gladstone was Canadian.
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